Author: PPD Team Date: 12/11/2024
Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) reported a net profit of Rs 72.15 billion for the quarter ending September 2024, an 8.86 per cent increase from Rs 66.28 billion in the same quarter last year.
The company’s total income also rose by 15.04 per cent, reaching Rs 257.55 billion compared to Rs 223.87 billion in the previous year’s corresponding period.
Author: PPD Team Date: 26/11/2024 German energy group RWE has acquired a majority stake in R3 Renewables, a joint venture (JV) formed by US coal miner Peabody Energy, Summit Partners Credit Advisors (SPCA), and Riverstone Credit Partners. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, involves RWE taking over the shares of SPCA and Riverstone Credit Partners, with Peabody retaining a 25% stake in the JV. R3 Renewables focuses on repurposing former coal mining sites into clean,…
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/10/2024 Borosil Renewables, a leading solar glass manufacturer in India, has called on the government to impose an anti-dumping duty on Chinese solar glass imports to safeguard domestic producers. Shreevar Kheruka, Vice Chairman of Borosil Renewables, alleged that Chinese companies are exporting solar glass to India at prices significantly below their production costs, harming Indian manufacturers. These glasses are crucial for solar panel production, which is vital for India’s renewable energy…
Author: PPD Team Date: 28/01/2025 Maharashtra and Telangana sign MoUs for 7,440 MW renewable energy projects The Government of Maharashtra (GoM) and the Government of Telangana (GoT) have signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Essar Renewables Limited (ERL) and Sun Petrochemicals Private Limited, respectively, to develop 7,440 MW renewable energy (RE) projects in the states. ERL will invest Rs 80 billion to set up 2,000 MW round-the-clock (RTC) RE power projects in Maharashtra by FY…
Author: PPD Team Date: 18/10/2024 Polycab India Ltd reported significant growth in its wire and cable business for Q2 FY25 (July to September). The company’s wire and cable revenue rose 23% year-on-year to Rs 46.07 billion, driven by favorable commodity prices and strong market demand. Domestically, the institutional segment surpassed distribution, and wires outperformed cables. Internationally, the business saw a 36% quarter-on-quarter increase, contributing 6.1% to Polycab’s total revenue. However, EBIT margins dropped to 12.3%,…
Author: PPD Team Date: 04/12/2024 Portland General Electric (PGE) has entered a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Avangrid, a member of the Iberdrola Group, to procure power from the 120 MWac (166 MWdc) Tower Solar project in Morrow County, Oregon. Scheduled for completion in 2026, Tower Solar will be Avangrid’s sixth solar facility and 17th power generation project in Oregon, where the company operates 1.6 GW of wind and solar capacity. The project will supply…
Author: PPD Team Date: 13/11/2024 NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) has released a tender for the installation of 7.2 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems across 26 Assam Rifles buildings in Nagaland, Manipur, and Assam. The bid submission deadline is December 2, 2024. The project scope covers design, engineering, supply, civil construction, erection, testing, commissioning, and the inclusion of a solar module cleaning system, remote monitoring, and ten years of operation and maintenance.